Looking for Home

3.5The friends marathon continues and ... well no one has been hurt in the process but I'm fairly certain the stories won't linger in my mind either. Still I've been entertained by the audios. Here we have the Evan, the good Samaritan from [b:Finally Found 25715898 Finally Found (More Than Friends, #8) Aria Grace https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472527614s/25715898.jpg 45178374], and Georgie who has been a fairly regular presence since [b:Just Stay 23159297 Just Stay (More Than Friends, #4) Aria Grace https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471995878s/23159297.jpg 42706064], Bk.4. He works at Paddles, the arcade/male-brothel, and is the proverbial hooker with a heart of gold. He also has the requisite dream of something more, in this case being a fashion designer. I liked all of that. I also liked that his counterpart, Evan, isn't some glamorous or out-there guy but rather a truck driver who delivers potatoes between Oregon and Idaho. Ordinary. Normal. That was refreshing. This installment picks up a year after the previous book and through his friendship with Chuck, Evan is invited to a New Year's party hosted by one of the previous couples. There he meets Georgie, unaware of his “profession” and an attraction sparks. Georgie is and plays up his femme side, to the point of not being averse to wearing lace panties or pink jockstraps and Evan really likes ALL of that. After an initial misunderstanding and later reticence from Evan our two lovebirds decide to give the possibility of a relationship a go, in spite of Georgie's work and Evan being unsure of being able to share his SO, even if it's “only work”. All of this worked quite nicely within the confines of novella. Evan insists on romancing Georgie wining and dining him thus proving that his attraction/affection are more than those an escort is likely to expect and Georgie opens-up to him dropping the exaggerated mask he wears for strangers and clients. I also liked that besides finding each other and falling in love there weren't any other fairytale fulfillments. In fact Georgie finds that sometimes dreams have to be replaced or abandoned and it's not always a bad thing. I particularly liked that some of the dangers of Georgie's work were addressed. Being an escort isn't a glamour job. While it may be true that some do it by choice, for others it's a last resort option and it's not always a bed of roses.The audio is by [a:Tim Todd 6179893 Tim Todd https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and I liked his work more than in previous installments. I particularly liked his Georgie voice.